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The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh
By Janet Nolan and Ben F. Stahl
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A family retells the story of the shillelagh that was whittled from a tree. During the Irish potato famine, Fergus and his family left for America. But first Fergus cut a branch from a blackthorn tree to take a piece of Ireland with him.
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Janet Nolan
Janet Nolan is the award-winning author of numerous fiction and nonfiction picture books. Janet lives in Oak Park, Illinois. She has a B.A. from The Evergreen State College and a master’s degree in urban planning and policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).
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